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Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 12/18/2006

Across

1

Hathor animal (3)

2

The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop (3)

3

A spirit that inhabits the body during life and may leave it in death, but requires the continued existence of the body for its survival (2)

4

The Creator (4)

6

The sacred bull of Memphis (4)

8

Kindly God of the Desert (2)

9

A rectangular block placed on top of a column capital in order to support the architrave (6)

12

God of the Spoken Word (2)

13

1.038 acres (6)

15

A relief created by hammering the reverse side of a thin metal plate (8)

17

The Muslim call to prayer (4)

19

Deity of Infinity and Eternity (3)

21

According to religious legend (not ancient Egyptian) these are spirits created 2,000 years before Adam that can be either good or evil and can assume the form of animals, insects or humans (4)

23

Those who believe that only a member of Ali's family could become his successor (7)

24

The outer part of a clad wall (9)

25

Protector of Childbirth (3)

27

From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life (2)

29

God of the Sea (4)

Down

1

Last Egyptian queen (9)

3

The sacred shrine of Islam in Mecca containing the holy black stone and the focus of prayers (5)

5

The title of an individual who would report to the king and thus spread his commands, such as in a battle (6)

7

A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter (2)

10

Containers found in ancient tombs which stored organs and viscera (2 wds.) (11)

11

A very simple hand operated lever used for lifting water to irrigate fields (6)